Dynamoelectric machine



y 1941- J. H. STAAK 2,241,073

DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE Filed July 10, 1940 Fig.1

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20 Q r Inventor:

Julius H. Staak,

by NW0? His Attorney.

Patented May 6, 1941 DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE Julius H. Staak, Fort Wayne, Ind., assignor to General Electric Company, a corporation of New York Application July 10, 1940, Serial No. 344,122

4 Claims.

' features of novelty which characterize my invention will be pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming part of this specL.

fication.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken away, showing a dynamoelectric machine provided with my improved positioning and securing arrangement; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine shown in Fig. 1, partly broken away to illustrate the relative arrangement of the stationary member and the supporting casing; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-,-3 of Fig. 1;

and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the V-shaped leaf spring used for retaining the stationary member in position within the casing.

Referring to the drawing, 1 have illustrated a dynamoeleotric machine having a rotatable member l0 mounted on a shaft I l which is supported in similar spherical bearings ii at each end thereof mounted in a longitudinally divided two-part supporting casing l3 formed of any suitable insulating material such as a phenolic condensation resin product. The stationary member of the dynamoelectric machine is provided with a laminated core I4 on which is formed a pair of pole pieces IS. The pole pieces I! are adapted to be excited by field exciting windings 16 which extend about the pole pieces and are secured to the stationary member by retaining clips H. In order to retain the stationary member in position in the casing l3, a plurality of bosses I8 having supporting surfaces I9 is formed in the casing I3 and is arranged to engage the outer peripheral surface of the stationary member core ll. The stationary member of the dynamoelectric machine is held against rotation in the casing l3 by a V-shaped leaf spring which extends outwardly' adjacent the center portion thereof and is arranged with the ends thereof. in engagement with a substantially flat surface 2| formed in the bottom of a groove 22 in one side of the stationary member core I4. This spring is adapted to bias the stationary member core I into firm engagement with the supporting surfaces ll of the bosses l8 by a flange or rib 23 formed on the upper half of the casing I; when the two halves of the casing 13 are secured together by through bolts 24.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, modifications thereof will occur to those skilled in the art. I desire it to be understood, therefore, that my invention is not to be limited to the particular an rangement disclosed, and I intend in the ap ended claims to cover all modifications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A dynamoelectric machine having a stationary member and a rotatable member, a groove formed in one side of said stationary member, a supporting casing for said dynamoelectric machine members, a spring arranged in said groove of said stationary member, and means including a rib on said casing arranged in engagement with said spring to bias said spring towards said stationary member for retaining said stationary member in position in said casing.

2. A dynamoelectric machine having a stationary member and a rotatable member, a substantially flat surface formed on one side of said stationary member, a longitudinally divided twopart casing having supporting surfaces engaging the outer surface of said stationary member, and means including a spring arranged in engagement with said flat surface of said stationary member and in engagement with said casing to bias said spring towards said stationary member for retaining said stationary member in position in said casing.

3. A dynamoelectric machine having a stationary member and a rotatable member, a longitudinally extending groove formed in one side of said stationary member, a casing having sup-' porting surfaces engaging the outer peripheral surface of said stationary member, a. V-shaped leaf spring arranged in said groove of said stationary member, and. means including a, rib on having supporting surfaces engaging the outer.

surface of said stationary member, and means inc uding a spring extending outwardly adjacent t e center thereof arranged in engagement with said casing and in engagement with said flat surface of said stationary member to bias said spring towards said stationary member for retaining said stationary member in position in said casing.

JULIUS H. STAAK. 

